The current tactic of shifting to social issues has backfired. Before the now failed and imploded Romney bully story, they were pretty even. Now Romney has opened up a lead and reached 50% for the first time.

The current tactic of shifting to social issues has backfired. Before the now failed and imploded Romney bully story, they were pretty even. Now Romney has opened up a lead and reached 50% for the first time.

Rasmussen's tracking poll has had Romney ahead for at least a week.

_________________Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded.-charity 3/7/07

MASH quotesI peeked in the back [of the Bible] Frank, the Devil did it.I avoid church religiously.This isn't one of my sermons, I expect you to listen.

It was a narrower lead then. Rasmussen always has a modest to strong Republican lean. Because of Scott Rasmussen's politics it walks the fine line between just having a so-so polling methodology and trying to have the tail wag the dog by making favorable polls towards Republicans become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's usually offset by other polling firms that carry Dem leans. That's why poll aggregating is important to getting a clear picture. But this one is an outlier compared to all the other data.